Data for 2023
Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2023
2023, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2023 covers 160 countries. Japan is highest, at 7.48; Qatar is lowest, at 2.58. The middle country reads 4.29. Against 2022, 160 values changed (157 up, 3 down), the same countries are covered.
Cost of a Healthy Diet · Data for 2023
HighestJapan
7.48
LowestQatar
2.58Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2023, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 160 countries · select a heading to sort
| JapanJPNEastern Asia | 7.48 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 7.26 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 6.75 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 6.74 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | 6.64 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 6.42 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | 6.40 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 6.31 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | 6.15 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 6.03 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 5.96 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 5.83 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 5.80 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 5.69 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 5.67 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 5.58 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 5.55 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 5.53 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 5.51 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 5.41 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 5.40 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 5.35 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 5.28 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 5.26 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 5.22 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 5.21 |
 TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 5.21 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | 5.20 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 5.07 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 5.07 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 5.05 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 5.03 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 4.97 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 4.96 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | 4.90 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 4.89 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 4.88 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 4.84 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | 4.82 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 4.82 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 4.78 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 4.78 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 4.78 |
 Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 4.77 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 4.77 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 4.73 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 4.72 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | 4.71 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | 4.68 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | 4.65 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 4.65 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | 4.64 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.63 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 4.60 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 4.59 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | 4.57 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | 4.55 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 4.55 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 4.52 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 4.51 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 4.50 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 4.50 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 4.50 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 4.48 |
 CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.47 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 4.47 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | 4.45 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 4.44 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 4.44 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 4.43 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 4.42 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 4.41 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 4.39 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.35 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 4.33 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 4.33 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 4.33 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | 4.32 |
 PeruPERSouth America | 4.30 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 4.29 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 4.29 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 4.29 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | 4.28 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 4.27 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 4.22 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 4.22 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 4.22 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 4.21 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 4.20 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 4.20 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | 4.20 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.15 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 4.15 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 4.14 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 4.13 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 4.13 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 4.13 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 4.13 |
 BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 4.12 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 4.10 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 4.10 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 4.08 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 4.06 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 4.01 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 4.01 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 4.00 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 3.98 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | 3.97 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 3.97 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 3.94 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 3.94 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 3.93 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 3.87 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 3.86 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 3.81 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 3.81 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 3.78 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 3.77 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 3.77 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 3.76 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 3.76 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 3.74 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 3.72 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | 3.72 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 3.69 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 3.68 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 3.64 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | 3.63 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 3.59 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 3.58 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 3.56 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 3.55 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 3.55 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 3.53 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 3.45 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 3.45 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3.45 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | 3.43 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 3.43 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | 3.41 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 3.38 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 3.32 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | 3.30 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 3.28 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 3.21 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 3.19 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 3.19 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 3.14 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 3.12 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 3.11 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 3.02 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 3.01 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 2.97 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 2.96 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 2.93 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 2.91 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 2.87 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | 2.76 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 2.64 |
| QatarQATWestern Asia | 2.58 |
02In 2023
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- Japan7.48
- Syria7.26
- South Korea6.75
- Mongolia6.74
- Guyana6.64
Lowest
- Qatar2.58
- United Kingdom2.64
- United States2.76
- Oman2.87
- Ireland2.91
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 4.29. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032022 → 2023
Since 2022
What changed between 2022 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 160values changed, of 160 in both
- 157 · 3rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- South Sudan4.09 → 3.76−0.33
- Liberia3.94 → 3.64−0.30
- DR Congo3.37 → 3.19−0.18
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2023.
123 distinct values among 160
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 4 countries share 4.13. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 160 countries has every column.
05The files
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The publisher’s original
FAO’s own file, on its own site.
Cost_Affordability_Healthy_Diet_(CoAHD)_E_All_Data_(Normalized).zip
What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2023). Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2023 [data set], describing 2023. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/healthy-diet-cost/2023
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07Questions
Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2023: questions and answers
Which country has the highest cost of a healthy diet in Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2023?
Japan, at 7.48, of the 160 countries in the file.
What year does Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2023 describe?
2023.
How many countries does Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2023 cover?
160.
Where can I download Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2023?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2023 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Cost of a Healthy Diet, 2025.